Mission Man Charged with First-Degree Burglary and Attempted Robbery
| U.S. Attorney’s Office April 16, 2014 |
United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for first-degree burglary and attempted robbery.
Joshua Daniel Peneaux, age 18, was indicted on April 8, 2014. He appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on April 10, 2014, and pled not guilty to the indictment.
The maximum penalty upon conviction is up to 25 years in custody and/or a $250,000 fine, five years of supervised release, and $100 to the Federal Crime Victims Fund. Restitution may also be ordered.
The indictment alleges that on or about March 30, 2014, in Mission, Peneaux and others entered and remained in an occupied structure and did by force, violence, and intimidation attempt to take things of value from the victim.
The charge is merely an accusation, and Peneaux is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement Services. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tim Maher is prosecuting the case.
Peneaux was remanded to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending trial. A trial date has not been set.